Since my jr year in high school I became a seasonal anime watcher. I was watching around 35+ anime every season while taking AP classes and only getting about 3-5 hrs of sleep during the school days. I decided to keep doing this in university thinking that I could pull it off. However, now in my 3rd year at University, my engineering classes (5) and my part time job have severely affected my anime watching schedule. Im keeping up with a few but have yet to start many of the FALL 2014 season anime. I usually am able to watch anime while eating breakfast/dinner, during my commute to and from school, my lunch breaks at school/ work, and if i'm lucky and not sleepy/tired from hwk/ work, at night.

So my question for you is:

If you go to school, have a part time job, have a stable career, or have something that keeps you busy how are you able to fit anime into your life/schedule?

First you just have to limit yourself to amount of seasonal anime you watch. This season I took a lighter load from the usual 20-25ish anime I watch a season because I have a lot going on. In the summer, I also had a lot on my test and it started getting to the point where it was stressful trying to keep up with the anime when it should be relaxing and enjoyable. I would recommend doing the same if necessary,

I have a hard time watching even 10 a season (partially because I chat with other people for their thoughts on the episode or read/watch episode reviews in case I miss something). All last week, i had to take a break from anime because of this really important test...and then my self control went out the window b/c of Fate/Stay Night.

Basically, I had a bad score on that test. So I'm going to try to keep the anime watching when I'm too tried to study or something.

I also tried limiting my watching for the weekends and it turned out horrible for me, made me lazier on the weekdays.

High school was when I started watching less. I usually save it for the weekend, and then maybe one episode of something during a few weekdays if I have the time. I'm in college now doing the same thing, only now I don't have as much time to look up new anime to watch

When I was in highschool my grades actually started to drop because all i did was consume myself in the world of anime. Luckily, i found a balance of school, social life, and anime.
Now that i am an adult, sadly!, it is alot harder to balance them all out. But it can be done(:

For instance with me, If i have some free time before work i will watch a little bit just to pass the time. If that doesn't happen then when i get a break during work, and have no other co workers bothering me, i will take an episode or two from there.

Then during the weekend is when it really gets fun! Making sure i keep it in balance i do all the house work and then reward myself with a few hours of anime or drama before hubby comes home for dinner. VOILA. A balanced scheduled of anime watching(:

Sometimes it can be really hard to fit it all in, especially when it comes to exam time at uni. I guess the way I deal with it is by prioritising what's more important (such as completing the uni semester), making sure that anime doesn't become something I have to do, but something I can continue to enjoy in my off times with no pressure

I tend to become super picky about which series to follow during the semester, which helps to narrow down my queue. I also take one day off every week that is strictly no uni/job/household work allowed (for my health/sanity's sake), which gives me a day to watch anime if I please. If all else fails, I use it as a motivation to study, rewarding myself with an anime weekend once I finish the semester

One thing I do, if I get really behind, is I hook my laptop up to my TV with an HDMI cable. Whenever I'm on the internet, the temptation to just waste time is too great. So my anime-watching efficiency rises quite considerably when I go the TV route.